03x08 - The Possessed

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Narrator: in this world,

There is real evil in the

Darkest shadows, and in the most

Ordinary places.

These are the true stories of

The innocent and the

Unimaginable.

When paranormal investigator

Mary vogel discovers a satanic

Sanctuary, she unleashes the

Fury of a vengeful spirit.

Soon, she's locked in a struggle

Against an entity seeking to

Conquer her mind and body.

When the battle turns physical,

The price of victory may be her

Life.

Between the world we see and the

Things we fear, there are doors.

When they are opened, nightmares

Become reality.

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On every continent in every

Country, the supernatural weaves

Itself into the fabric of our

Very reality.

In the complexity of modern

Existence, invisible forces

Often go unnoticed by all except

Paranormal investigators.

Sometimes, however, entities

Threaten innocent people.

When they do, paranormal

Investigators rely on years of

Study, an innate courage, and in

Many cases, their piety to

Defend the defenseless against

Entities hell-bent on

Destruction.

In the fall of 2000, paranormal

Investigator mary vogel leads

Her team into the virginia

Countryside.

What are we doing here?

We are investigating a barn I

Got a call about.

Narrator: a week before, a

General contractor had been

Renovating the building.

He was unable to complete his

Job because of the supernatural

Activity that was going on

There.

Narrator: to protect her

Identity, mary appears under the

Condition of anonymity.

At one point in time, the

Circular saw had gone on, and it

Wasn't even plugged in.

Whew!

Narrator: jane reeves is new

To paranormal research.

[ Coughs ]

Narrator: she and mary have

Already forged a close

Friendship.

From the first time we met,

It was almost like we had known

Each other forever.

I'm going to go take

Some temperature gauges.

I'm going to check out the loft.

You guys stay down here, okay?

Well, I decided it was just

Best for me to go up by myself.

I didn't want anybody to fall

Through any holes or whatnot.

Narrator: using a

Microcassette recorder, mary

Hopes to capture an evp, or

Electronic voice phenomena, of

Any presence in the loft.

Candle wax, a pentagram --

That basically told me that

There was satanic rituals there.

[ Gasps ]

[ Panting ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Gagging ]

And very suddenly, I had a

Stabbing pain in my stomach as

If I was violently ill.

Get out!

Mary, what's happening?

Get out!

There was something that

Definitely didn't want us there.

Let's go.

That frightened me, and I

Became frightened for my team

And their safety.

Narrator: later that night --

[ Gasps ]

[ Panting ]

It's a satanic force.

Get out!

Come on, mom, you know it

Freaks me out.

Narrator: mary's 13-year-old

Son, josh, has never been

Comfortable with his mom

Investigating the supernatural.

Well, you know what?

Then I will do it when you are

Not here.

How is that?

Okay.

Good.

[ Knock at the door ]

Oh, see who's here.

Hey!

Narrator: mary and mike have

Been dating for several years,

And they're engaged to be

Married.

I missed you last weekend.

I missed you, too.

I even brought you something

Back from the country.

Oh, really?

Hey, you didn't bring me back

Anything.

Well, what about a kiss?

No way.

Narrator: like josh, mike is

Wary of the supernatural.

He had some skepticism when

It came to paranormal research

In general.

At the same time, he was my

Biggest support system.

Narrator: a few days later,

Mary continues listening to the

Barn recording with her friend

Jane.

I haven't heard anything.

See if you can hear anything.

Okay.

[ Gasps ]

[ Panting ]

[ Grunting ]

Nothing?

What is wrong?

I don't know.

I feel like somebody's got

Ahold of me and it's not

Letting go.

Let me help you.

Your god can't help you now.

Who was that?

Who was that?

Your god can't help you now.

Your god can't help you now.

That was the first time

Anything like that had ever

Happened to me.

It just scared me to death.

[ Telephone ringing ]

Narrator: mary calls her

Longtime mentor.

John zaffis speaking.

Narrator: based in

Connecticut, zaffis has

Investigated the supernatural

For more than three decades.

In the paranormal field, it's

Very important to establish

Connections with people.

Mary and I have established a

Very good working relationship

Plus a friendship.

Listen, we just heard a

Really -- a really disturbing

Evp, and we wanted your opinion.

Yeah, of course.

I'm happy to help.

The voice on the evp just

Said, "your god can't help you

Now."

Listen, satanic worshipers,

They often evoke negative

Spirits.

It's a means to protect their

Site.

Satan worshiping -- that's

Very, very hardcore.

When you're a sensitive

Individual like mary, that can

Prove to be extremely, extremely

Dangerous.

Yeah, what, what do we do?

All right, listen.

Go to mass.

Go to confession.

I had recommended that she

Protect herself just in case

Something might have gravitated

Towards her.

John advised us to drop that

Case.

It wasn't worth any danger to

Myself or my investigators.

Narrator: that night, mary

Takes precautions to protect her

House and loved ones.

In every room, I made sure

That there was a crucifix.

Narrator: she also wears

Blessed saint medallions.

Like many catholics, mary

Believes these medallions offer

Divine protection.

I just wanted to feel

Surrounded by a holy type of

Protection, repulsive to

Anything evil.

[ Telephone rings ]

Hello.

Hey, sis. Yeah, listen.

Narrator: mary's sister,

Allison, attends grad school in

California, where she's studying

To become a psychotherapist.

Despite living 3,000 miles

Apart, they talk regularly.

Do you remember that barn

Case I was telling you about?

Huh, yeah sure, I remember

You mentioning it.

She was worried about some of

The cases that she had

Investigated.

That was unusual for her.

Narrator: but then a family

Crisis arises.

My mom had a knee replacement

Surgery that went awry.

Mom.

Mom, did you have a good rest?

Yes.

She got systemic staph

Infection from the surgery.

And at one point, the doctors

Didn't know if she was going to

Survive or not.

He was here earlier.

You just get some sleep, and I

Will stay.

It was one of the most

Stressful times I had ever been

Through in my life.

I wasn't on my guard.

Narrator: a few nights later,

Mary answers e-mails from people

Requesting paranormal

Investigations.

She tells them that there is a

Medical emergency in her family

And she'll contact them later.

[ Clatter ]

[ Rustling ]

Tabby?

Kitty?

Tabby?

Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty,

Kitty.

Where are you?

Narrator: consumed with

Stress, mary has difficultly

Maintaining her spiritual

Defenses.

[ Squealing ]

[ Panting ]

[ Squealing continues ]

It was grunting, grunting

Like a pig.

Oh, god, josh.

I was concerned about my

Son's safety.

I wanted him to be protected,

But I didn't want him to be

Frightened because that would

Make him vulnerable.

Narrator: mary's mother

Slowly recuperates from her

Severe infection.

She's doing much better.

Good.

Thank you.

You're not getting enough

Sleep.

I am getting enough sleep.

Oh, honey, you look terrible.

Thanks, mom.

Thanks.

Time to change your bandage.

I'm feeling so much better.

Are you all right, ma'am?

I'm -- I'm -- I'm sorry.

I'm fine.

I had a lot of nightmares,

While I was awake during the

Day.

Yeah, I'm...

Maybe I was going crazy.

Maybe I had schizophrenia.

Maybe it was brought on by

Stress.

And if that's the case, I can

Get help for that.

I can get medication.

[ Telephone ringing ]

This is alison.

Narrator: mary desperately

Hopes her sister's knowledge of

Mental health will provide

Clarity.

I've got to ask you something

Really important, okay?

I've been seeing horrible

Things, and I just -- I need to

Know if you think I might be

Going crazy.

No.

She didn't have any of the

Classic indicators for

Psychosis.

There was no mania,

No evidence of schizophrenia.

None of the typical signs that

You'd find for diagnosis.

Okay.

There is a world of

Difference between what you're

Describing and a real mental

Breakdown.

That meant that what was

Going on in my home was real.

It's almost as if you are being

Diagnosed with cancer in a

Spiritual way.

Look, just get the house

Blessed soon, and call zaffis.

Lord god of heaven and earth,

Bless this house and all who

Inhabit it.

Fill them with the light of

Christ --

Narrator: mary asks her

Parish priest to bless her home.

Their love for god --

Narrator: her mother, now

Recovered, and jane join mary

For support.

We ask through christ our

Lord, amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Oh, father, can you bless my

Medallions as well, please?

Of course.

Thank you.

Could you bless mine, too?

Yes, I will.

Lord god of heaven and earth,

Bless these emblems of your

Saints and bless all who wear

Them.

Fill them with the light of

Christ, and give them your

Protection.

We ask through christ our lord.

Amen.

Amen.

[ Coughs ]

[ Clock ticking ]

[ Screeching ]

Oh!

Something I couldn't see

Attacked me.

Narrator: every emotion

Inside mary screams for her to

Flee.

But she knows the house isn't

Haunted, she is.

There was nowhere to go.

There was nothing I can do.

Mom's doing fine.

She is up and walking, and I

Even got her to come over for

The blessing.

Uh-huh.

Mom, I'm going to bed.

Okay, sweetheart.

Come here. Give me a kiss.

Love you.

Love you, too.

Oh, aunt allison says she

Loves you, too.

You're coming back in what,

Two weeks, right?

And four days until

Graduation.

Good night, mom.

Good night.

Yeah, can I talk to you about

Something?

Sure.

Allison, I have started to

Feel like something is --

Narrator: mary tells her

Sister about her terrifying

Attack.

Allison, I'm just starting to

Freak out.

Would you just call

John zaffis?

Calling john would have

Probably been the smartest thing

That my sister could have done

Because he would have actually

Set some things into motion to

Try and help her.

I don't really feel

Comfortable calling john.

I'm afraid of what he might want

To do.

It is not going to get any

Better until you get some help.

Mary?

[ Demonic voice ] how real is

Your faith?

Your faith is nothing!

And I hung up the phone on

Her because I thought, "this is

Ridiculous.

That's not my sister."

Something was starting to

Take control of me.

I felt completely helpless.

Narrator: mary again turns to

Her faith, despite the previous

Repercussions.

He leadeth me in the paths of

Righteousness -- oh!

Ah!

The necklace was itching and

Burning.

It felt like I couldn't breathe.

Ow!

[ Grunts ]

[ Panting ]

[ Screeching ]

[ Punches thrown ]

Every time I had anything

Done to try to make the

Situation better, I would be

Attacked.

I would be beaten.

[ Groaning ]

I felt like god had forsaken

Me...and when I needed him, god

Wasn't there.

I started to lose my faith.

[ Telephone ringing ]

John zaffis.

John.

Mary?

Mary, is that you?

John, I don't know what's

Happening.

I think I might have an

Attachment.

[ Growling ]

Once that growl sound

Started, that tells me we were

Dealing with a demon.

[ Demonic voice ] we don't

Need any help.

I knew right then and there

That this was going to really

Develop into a very, very

Serious situation.

And I didn't want to lose mary.

Mary?

I need to talk to somebody.

Okay, come on in.

No, I need to stay out here.

Sure.

What's wrong?

I was attacked last night.

Did you call the police?

Unh-unh.

I wasn't attacked by a person.

Do you remember the demonic

Sound on the tape?

Oh, my god!

[ Sobs ]

[ Demonic voice ] get away

From me!

I don't need any help.

I said I don't need any help!

Go!

Mommy?

Go back in.

I'll be there real soon, okay?

I can't stay.

I was ready to listen, mary.

Jane was very fearful, and I

Could sense it, like a shark

Could sense blood in water.

Her fear made her very

Vulnerable.

[ Engine shuts off ]

[ Car door opens, closes ]

[ Gasps ]

Where have you been?

I've been sitting here half

The night, worried sick about

You.

I thought that you were in a

Car wreck or something.

What -- what's that?

I don't love you, mike.

Oh, come on.

You don't mean that.

Look, look, you have been going

Through a lot.

Let's go inside.

You know very little, mike!

Mary!

Get out of our life!

Get out of here before I call

The police and tell them you did

This.

Things come out of your mouth

That you don't want to say.

It's as if you are a hostage in

Your own body, and something

Else is taking control.

These entities drove him away.

That's exactly what these

Entities wanted, me alone with

No help.

[ Growling ]

[ Sniffling ]

Josh?

Sweetheart.

Sweetheart, what's wrong?

We heard some noises.

Oh, honey.

Like two wolves growling.

You know whatever it is we

Can pray about it.

I don't believe in prayer.

What do you mean?

I prayed to god.

And he told me that for years

He prayed to god to make me stop

Doing demonic cases because he

Was afraid for me.

And god never answered his

Prayers.

I don't believe in god

Either.

What?

What do you mean?

Don't say that.

And that broke my heart.

It just felt like a knife going

Right through me.

I believed in god.

I just was very angry at him.

Our father, who art in --

Our...

Our father who art in heaven.

That made it very easy to be

Taken over.

Narrator: mary attempts to

Carry on with everyday life for

Josh's sake.

Mom, hurry up or we'll be

Late!

Narrator: he's excited to

Visit allison, who is in town

For the 4th of july.

There was this strange

Churning inside of me...

Like a thousand screams waiting

To get out.

[ Engine starts ]

[ Tires squeal ]

[ Horns honking ]

Look at the road, mom!

Look at the road!

[ Horns honking ]

Mom? Mom?!

Mom's lost it!

She's crazy!

Josh?

Narrator: though her mother

Lives only a few miles away,

Mary has no recollection of the

Perilous drive.

Afterwards, he said that I

Stared at him the whole entire

Time.

He didn't know how we got there

Without having an accident.

Josh!

Oh, god.

I need help.

Do you need me to call

Someone?

No, where does mom keep her

Holy water, allison?

Ah!

[ Demonic voice ] we don't need

Any help, and definitely not

From you.

What looked at me was not my

Sister.

I kept my distance from her.

What was that with mom in

There?

I was scared.

Why do you care about that

Mother of yours?

Go back inside.

I need to talk to your mother

Alone.

Why do you even believe in

God?

What's he ever done for you?

He's my protector.

I felt totally unequipped.

And I prayed, literally, the

Entire time I was there.

[ Engine starts ]

[ Tires squeal ]

Where did mom go?

Don't worry.

Just stay here.

[ Beeping ]

[ Telephone ringing ]

John zaffis.

John, something terrible is

Happening with mary.

I think she might be possessed.

I knew what we were dealing

With at that point.

Tell me exactly what's

Happening, too.

There was no doubt in my mind

Whatsoever.

All right, allison, listen,

Listen.

You got to keep josh there with

You, all right?

Can you imagine what was

Going through that poor little

Guy's mind?

It had to be horrifying.

Don't let him go near his

Mother.

I wanted to make sure he was

Okay.

All right, in the meantime,

I'm going to start calling some

People.

I'm going to start trying to

Arrange getting mary some help,

Okay?

When a person is in that

Possessed state, you don't know

How they're going to react.

You don't know if that person is

Going to become violent.

You don't know what the

Capabilities are.

[ Tires squealing ]

[ Horns honking ]

[ Telephone ringing ]

Hello?

Mary, it's john.

Narrator: zaffis pleads with

Mary to undergo an exorcism.

I'm worried about your son.

Don't you want to protect him?

Josh?

Well, john, of course, I love

Josh more than anything in the

World.

That was the one key thing

That convinced mary that she

Wanted to have the exorcism

Done.

[ Demonic voice ] get out of

Our life!

Something might escalate out

Of control at her home, and she

Did not want her son to fall

Victim to that.

Narrator: allison and jane

Will drive mary to connecticut

For the exorcism.

Mary knows that at best the

Exorcism will be extremely

Painful.

At worst, it could be fatal.

The closer it got to the

Exorcism, the more there were

Second thoughts.

There was more fear.

I might not make it through

This.

And who is going to raise my

Son?

Narrator: after an eight-hour

Drive, the women arrive in

Stratford, connecticut.

It's all right.

[ Growls ]

She had that look of pure

Hate towards me.

I knew right then and there that

I was the enemy.

Narrator: the exorcism will

Be conducted by

Father larry elward.

Having worked with zaffis for 25

Years, he knows the personal

Risks.

Mary, why don't you take a

Seat right here?

These spirits can attack us.

But I'm more than willing to do

It because they won't be able to

Find help anywhere else.

All right, I'm going to hold

Her legs.

Okay, allison, I want you to

Hold her left arm.

Jane, I need you to hold her

Right arm, all right?

Exorcism is never a sure

Thing.

You never know if it's going to

Be a successful type of

Situation.

* Lord have mercy

* Lord have mercy

* Christ have mercy

* Christ have mercy on us

* God, the holy spirit

Have mercy on us *

* God, the father in heaven

* Have mercy on us

* God the son redeemer of the

World *

* Have mercy on us

* The holy spirit

She started reacting very,

Very violently during the

Opening prayers.

* Christ have mercy

* Have mercy

* God the father in heaven

[ Growling ]

[ Demonic voice ] your god

Doesn't have the power to win.

[ Growling continues ]

God, the holy spirit,

Commands you.

[ Shrieking ]

The holy apostles peter and

Paul.

You're dealing with something

That you've read about in

Scriptures, and there it is,

Face to face.

[ Demonic voice ] jane, we

Have a present for you.

Don t you want your present?

Holy lord, listen to our call

For help, and snatch from

Ruination and from the

Clutches of the noonday

Devil...

I compel you, most unclean

Spirit.

Every specter of satan...

Narrator: the exorcism

Continues for more than an hour.

Her physical strength was

Terrifying.

[ Demonic voice ] your god

Won't win!

And it felt like she could

Physically have flung me across

The room.

Jesus christ of nazareth, who

Was led in the desert after his

Baptism by john, will vanquish

You...

[ Squealing ]

Make way, you beast.

Make way for christ, for he has

Already deprived you of your

Kingdom.

Surrender you beast.

Surrender to christ, this human

Being made in your image and

Likeness.

Instill fear, lord, into the

Monster that plunders your

Vineyard.

Narrator: jane finds

Reassurance in her blessed

Medallions.

It's just a reminder that god

Is with you.

It makes me feel stronger.

[ Shrieking ]

Your god is nothing!

Take your present, jane.

Don't you want our present?

Don't be rude, jane.

Take your present or satan will

Shift your soul!

I knew it was saying, "come

With us, jane, to hell."

Our father who art in heaven,

Hallowed by thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be

Done on earth as it is in

Heaven.

I cast you out, unclean

Spirit, along with every satanic

Power of the enemy.

I command you, unclean spirits,

Along with your allies, now

Besieging this lamb of god, by

The coming of our lord for

Judgment.

Narrator: the exorcism

Continues for nearly two hours.

Submit then to god, who

Through david, his faithful

Servant, banished you, the

Deceiver.

For he now flails you and

Scourges you with flames.

I command you, unclean

Spirit --

33 Years of being involved

With this work, mary was the

First levitation that I was ever

Witness to.

[ Growling ]

I command you by the coming

Of the lord of judgment, that

You tell me your name.

I command you that you tell me

Your name!

Belial.

Depart then, o impious one.

Depart, accursed one, depart

With all your treachery.

It is he who expels you and who

Is coming to judge both the

Quick, the living, and the dead

Of the world with flames.

I felt clean and happy like a

Newborn baby.

It felt like I could finally

Take a deep breath and the air

Was fresher.

It felt like being alive again.

After you've been touched by

The paranormal, especially on a

Negative level, these things

Don't forget who you are.

They'll always remember you,

And they will target you.

Narrator: mary gives up

Paranormal research and

Reconciles with josh.

[ Laughs ]

Right, okay, what have we got

Here now?

It just brought us closer.

I know he's always going to be

There for me just as I always am

There for him.

I know no matter what happens to

Me, that everything will be

Okay.

If you can survive demonic

Possession, I think you can

Survive just about anything.